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Are you sure you want an array? &nbsp;It looks more like an object pattern to me. &nbsp;Where does this file come from?
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Are you sure you want an array?  It looks more like an object pattern to me.  Where does this file come from?

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Please show an example of how I can parse this file into an array in PHP. The ideal output would be the equivalent of making this array (not all values are shown in the example):<br />
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array(&quot;unlocks&quot; =&gt; array(<br />
&nbsp;&quot;Sprint_Mki&quot; =&gt; &quot;1&quot;,<br />
&nbsp;&quot;Sprout_Collect&quot; =&gt; &quot;1&quot;<br />
),<br />
&quot;experience&quot; =&gt; array(<br />
&nbsp;&quot;Lumbering&quot; =&gt; &quot;36&quot;<br />
));<br />
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NB: The configuration file will change to have more values in and the script must accommodate for these changes.<br />

<pre><code id="code-505005">&quot;Out&quot;
{
	&quot;unlocks&quot;
	{
		&quot;Sprint_Mki&quot;		&quot;1&quot;
		&quot;Sprout_Collect&quot;		&quot;1&quot;
		&quot;Grain_Planting&quot;		&quot;1&quot;
		&quot;Sprout_Planting&quot;		&quot;1&quot;
	}
	&quot;experience&quot;
	{
		&quot;Lumbering&quot;		&quot;36&quot;
		&quot;Planting&quot;		&quot;24&quot;
		&quot;Survival&quot;		&quot;0&quot;
		&quot;Mining&quot;		&quot;0&quot;
		&quot;Harvesting&quot;		&quot;24&quot;
		&quot;Weapon_Crafting&quot;		&quot;0&quot;
	}
	&quot;date&quot;		&quot;Monday 02/22/10&quot;
	&quot;skills&quot;
	{
		&quot;Lumbering&quot;		&quot;8&quot;
		&quot;Planting&quot;		&quot;6&quot;
		&quot;Survival&quot;		&quot;6&quot;
		&quot;Mining&quot;		&quot;8&quot;
		&quot;Harvesting&quot;		&quot;6&quot;
		&quot;Weapon_Crafting&quot;		&quot;2&quot;
	}
	&quot;name&quot;		&quot;James&quot;
}
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Please show an example of how I can parse this file into an array in PHP. The ideal output would be the equivalent of making this array (not all values are shown in the example):

array("unlocks" => array(
 "Sprint_Mki" => "1",
 "Sprout_Collect" => "1"
),
"experience" => array(
 "Lumbering" => "36"
));

NB: The configuration file will change to have more values in and the script must accommodate for these changes.

Parsing Configuration File

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